In today's FT: Japanese growth halved in third quarter, Yellen will...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday November 14 2013     UK Homepage   Japanese growth halved in third quarter   Highlighting the challenge facing Japan and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, economic growth in the Asian country roughly halved between the second and the third quarters due to weaker consumption and exports       Yellen will say US recovery falls short     Cisco cites NSA backlash on sales warning         Video   Vodafone invests for upturn   Vodafone's numbers were hit by weakness in Europe's mobile market and greater regulation. Lex's Oliver Ralph and Nikki Tait discuss why the UK telecoms operator is increasing spending and whether it is a takeover target.   US homepage   Kraft charge cuts Starbucks tax to zero   Coffee chain's income tax bill has been cut to zero by a $2.7bn charge it was ordered to pay the food group over a contract dispute       JPMorgan feels the wrath of Twitter     Hedge funds eye Fannie and Freddie   Europe homepage   OECD issues warning on French economy   One of the most wide-ranging critiques by an international institution of nation's competitive weaknesses fresh blow to President Hollande       Asian stocks climb on Yellen remarks     Brussels opens probe on Germany surplus   Asia homepage   Aid slow to reach small Philippine towns   The relative neglect of Basey highlights the challenges facing government in providing help in areas where communication links have been cut off       Tendulkar calls stumps on stellar career     Sony confident of meeting PS4 target   World News   BoE accelerates its jobs forecast   If central bank raises rates next year it would be the first to start normalising monetary policy in wake of 'Great Recession', putting it at odds with its peers       Serco UK defence contracts worth £4bn     Merkel warned against reversing reforms     Israel-US relations battered by split over Iran     Dubai to repay debt as economy rebounds   Companies News   Signs of life in China insurance industry   Industry is picking up as regulatory changes and more foreign participation take hold, but a key challenge is to convince the middle class to buy insurance       Banks say mortgage business remains grim     Severstal call for global steel agreement     Rolls-Royce plans to 3D-print jet parts     Funds fight over Fannie and Freddie   Markets   Small investors fuel US silver coin surge   Record-high demand for US silver coins comes as prices for the precious metal have tumbled 32% since the start of the year, following moves in gold       More beans mean pain for coffee growers     Small no longer looks quite so beautiful     Periphery banks tap appetite for yield     Rajan defends rupee as concerns resurface   Comment   Abe's first arrow is the one that matters   Prioritising structural reform over slaying deflation is like telling a man who has just had a heart attack that the priority is to get him on a fat-free diet       The state must end the UK housing crisis     Crisis response needs to be a science     A simple fix for Iran's nuclear problem     Draghi was wrong to cut interest rates   Management   South Korean TV hooks foreign viewers   The Asian country better known for its electronics and shipbuilding industries has discovered a new export market in television drama       Business is creating new forms of English     Mellon memoir sticks the boot in         Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.